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Event offers support, hope for those living with vision loss
A recent study conducted by the Canadian Council for the Blind found that loss of vision is the disability that Canadians fear the most and more than 25 percent of Canadians have a friend or family member with significant vision loss.
ճat the University of ݮƵ wants people to know that vision loss doesn’t have to lead to loss of independence. On Saturday, September 21, the Centre will host, a public education event for people with visual impairments and their caregivers. The goal of this free event is to not only help participants learn more about their eye condition but also to discover new ways to improve their quality of life and maximize their independence.
“Low vision takes a toll both physically and emotionally,” says Dr. Tammy Labreche, Director of the CSE, “But there are tools and strategies available that can help people continue to lead active and independent lives. We want to let people know that there’s hope after vision loss.”
for the event opened Wednesday, August 21.The event will highlight the CSE’s services, including assessment, counselling and assistive devices, as well as the personal experiences of CSE patients. Experts from the University’s School of Optometry & Vision Science will give “Eye Talks” on common causes of vision loss, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and stroke. Visitors will learn about low vision rehabilitation and assistive technology that may help enhance their vision and improve their quality of life. They will also have opportunities to use low vision simulators and “explore” inside the eye in the School’s virtual reality lab.
Established in 1984, ٳis a clinical, teaching and research unit within the School of Optometry & Vision Science. In the Centre’s Low Vision Clinic, clinicians and staff work with patients to improve visual function through the effective use of assessment, training, counselling, and assistive devices.Learn more at
Overcoming Vision Loss takes place at the School of Optometry & Vision Science at 200 Columbia Street West in ݮƵ and runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Reconciliation Book Club to start this September
The University of ݮƵ's new program in Gender and Social Justice is partneringwithto host a local monthly meet-up of Professor Pam Palmater's.
Each month, as part of her Reconciliation Book Club,Palmater, a Mi'kmaw lawyer, member of the Eel River Bar First Nation, and Ryerson professor,assigns a book and discusses it on her YouTube channel.
The local gathering will meet on the first Wednesday of each month from7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Words Worth Books to discuss the latest book in the reading series. Words Worth, located at96 King St. S., will stock the books ProfessorPalmater assigns.
At the group's inaugural meeting on September 4, the book up for discussion will be Karen Stote'sAn Act of Genocide: Colonialism and the Sterilization of Aboriginal Women.Professor Stote will join the group's discussion.
All are welcome, as the events are free and no RSVP is necessary.
For more information please contact Professor Shannon Dea by sending an email tosjdea@uwaterloo.ca.
IST publishes summer newsletter; other notes
ճsummer 2019issue of the IST Newsletteris now available. Read about the O365 employee email investigation; the new AI chatbot; how residence rooms are allocated; our new IT video series; the important of strong passphrases; and more!
Associate University Secretary Mike Grivicicsnappedthis pic of a deeron the University's North Campus near Bearinger road while biking in to work Friday morning.
Just in time for the end of the summer season,ٳUniversity Club has launched its new Autumn menuthis week. Lunch is served from11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ݮƵ Sustainability will be hosting a BYOLunch & Learn on Friday,September 13 entitledthat will featureKevan Marshall, Principal Planner, Transportation and Demand Management, from the Region of ݮƵ to share information and updates on:
- ION launch and GRT service improvements;
- UW station features;
- Cycling updates, including the regional bikeshare program and infrastructure improvements; and
- TravelWise program and corporate transit passes.
The event will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. inEIT-3142.Following the presentation, attendees are invited towalk to the ION platform by the Davis Centre (DC) for a demonstration.Feel free to bring your own lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided.
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When and Where
Workday Drop-in Support,Tuesday, August 27,9:00 a.m. to11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to4:00 p.m., EC1 1021.
Getting Started in LEARN,Wednesday, August 28.
Copyright for Teaching, Wednesday, August 28, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., LIB 329.
ݮƵ Women's Wednesdays: How to Set and Crush Your Goals, Wednesday, August 28, 12:00 p.m., MC 5479.
Fall 2019 Orientationschedule, Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, September 7.
First-Year Orientation,Saturday, August 31 to Saturday, September 7.
International Orientation, Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, August 31.
Exchange and Study Abroad Orientation, Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, August 31.
, Friday, August 30, 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Doors open at 1:30 p.m.), Physical Activities Complex.
Parent and Family Orientation,Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1.
Residence Move-In Days, Saturday, August 31and Sunday, September 1.
Family Send-Off, Saturday, August 31, 2:30 p.m., Hagey Hub.
Transfer student orientation,Sunday, September 1.
Labour Day holiday, Monday, September 2, most University operations closed.
Co-operative work term begins, Tuesday, September 3.
NEW -Chemistry Seminar series: Diffusion through Free Volume RedistributionfeaturingPhillip Choi, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Tuesday, September 3, 2:30 p.m., C2-361 Reading Room.
Lectures begin, Wednesday, September 4.
NEW -Chemistry Seminar Series: Transglutaminase-mediated protein labelling: successes and challengesfeaturing Joelle N. Pelletier, Professor of Chemistry, Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Wednesday, September 4, 9:00 a.m., C2-361 Reading Room.
Getting Started in LEARN, Thursday, September 5.
, Thursday, September 5, 10:30 a.m., ݮƵ Centre Great Hall.
Applications for Green Residence Ambassadors due,Friday, September 6.
Communication for the Workplace,Friday, September 6, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., SCH 228F.
Graduate student orientation,Saturday, September 7.
,Saturday, September 7, 1:00 p.m., Warrior Field.
, Wednesday, September 11, 12:00 p.m., HH 373.
, Monday, September 9 to Thursday, September 12.
, Monday,September 9 to Sunday, September 15.
,Monday, September 9, 8:00 a.m., ݮƵ Centre.
, Monday, September 9, 7:00 p.m.
Mental health and return-to-work coordination: a workshop on strategy, Tuesday, September 10, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Oakham Lounge, 63 Gould Street, Toronto.
WPL Public Lecture featuring Professor Dale Martin, “Breaking Bad Proteins in Diseases of the Brain,” Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., ݮƵ Public Library Harper Branch community room.
, Tuesday, September 10, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Humanities Theatre.
,Wednesday, September 11, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., SLC Great Hall.
Grammar Studio I: The most common grammar trouble spots,Thursday, September 12, 1:00 p.m., SCH 228F.
, Thursday, September 12, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Games Institute, EC1.
NEW -, Friday, September 13, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., EIT 3142.
, Friday, September 13, 1:00 p.m.